# Jheanelle Wilkins

Jheanelle Wilkins is a Democratic member of the Maryland House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Maryland House, district 20
- Serving since: 2017-01-25
- Current term: MD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03da7272-eadc-4ad3-ba4b-f06f60acbed0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03da7272-eadc-4ad3-ba4b-f06f60acbed0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Wilkins sits at −1.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

## What Wilkins says (MD 2025–26 session)

23 classified statements: 23 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wilkins | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 10.4% | 509 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.1% | 39.2% | 575 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 14.4% | 359 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.02), from 787 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MD 2025–26 session)

2,779 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Maryland House 94.3%). Party unity 100% (97.0%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · On Third Reading (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-04 · voted yea · On Third Reading (Const) · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · Committee Amendments · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair · HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2101/
- 2026-08-03 · voted yea · FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · pass · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/
- 2026-08-03 · voted nay · FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 · HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress · fail · https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB2100/

## Legislation (MD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 124 bills: 124 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 44 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Maryland House 49.4%; rank 45 of 140).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1488: Constitutional Language - Modernization (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1488/
- HB 1389: Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1389/
- HB 1575: Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1575/
- HB 1300: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HB 1310: Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1310/
- HB 1321: Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1321/
- HB 1268: Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for… (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1268/
- HB 1274: Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1274/
- HB 1309: Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1309/
- HB 1261: Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence Toys (Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act) (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB1261/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $92.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/2022711563442892826
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/2011446995387609284
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/2008710731550851248
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/2005774579130851787
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1979267740436197521
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1965909591369330829
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1912880038732611752
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1904562765810770168
- 2025-03-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1900970030109491483
- 2025-03-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JheanelleW/status/1900994740377833694

## Links

- Official site: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/wilkins01
- X: https://x.com/JheanelleW
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JheanelleWilkins/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jheanellewilkins/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jheanellewilkins/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03da7272-eadc-4ad3-ba4b-f06f60acbed0